Ten Deadly Lies about Israel

The truth about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being butchered by a campaign of vicious lies.

As Israeli civilians are butchered by Palestinian terrorists, the truth about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is also being butchered by a campaign of vicious lies. Here are 10 of the most pernicious myths about the current attacks:

1. Israel is trying to change the status quo on the Temple Mount.

False. Israel stringently maintains the status quo on the Temple Mount. Last year some 3.5 million Muslims visited the Temple Mount alongside some 200,000 Christians and 12,000 Jews. Only Muslims are allowed to pray on the Mount, and non-Muslims may visit only at specified times, which have not changed. Though the Temple Mount is Judaism’s holiest site—where Solomon built his Temple some 3,000 years ago—Israel will not allow a change in the status quo. The ones trying to change the status quo are Palestinians, who are violently trying to prevent Jews and Christians from even visiting a site holy to all three faiths.

2. Israel seeks to destroy al-Aqsa mosque.

False: Since reuniting Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has vigorously protected the holy sites of all faiths, including al-Aqsa. In the Middle East, where militant Islamists desecrate and destroy churches, synagogues, world heritage sites, as well as each other's mosques, Israel is the only guarantor of Jerusalem's holy places. Palestinians have been propagating the “al-Aqsa is in danger” myth since at least 1929, when the Palestinian icon, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini, used it to inspire the massacre of Jews in Hebron and elsewhere. Nearly a century later, the mosque remains unharmed, but the lie persists.

3. A recent surge in settlement construction has caused the current wave of violence.

False. Annual construction in the settlements has substantially decreased over the past 15 years. Under Prime Minister Ehud Barak (2000), 5,000 new units were built in the settlements; under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (2001-05) an average of 1,881; under Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (2005-08) 1,774. All three were hailed as peacemakers. What about under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2009-15)? Just 1,554. Some surge.

False: Manasra is neither innocent nor dead. He stabbed a 13-year-old Jewish boy who was riding his bicycle. Manasra has been discharged from the same hospital where his victim continues to fight for his life.

5. Israel uses excessive force in dealing with terrorist attacks.

False: Using force to stop an attack by a gun, knife, cleaver or ax-wielding terrorist is legitimate self-defense. Israeli police officers are subject to strict rules that govern the use of deadly force, which is permitted only in life-threatening situations. How would the American public expect its police to respond to terrorists stabbing passersby as well as police officers?

6. The current violence is the result of stagnation in the peace process.

False: Israel experienced some of the worst terrorism in its history when the peace process was at its peak. The reason for Palestinian terrorism is neither progress nor stagnation in the peace process, but the desire of the terrorists to destroy Israel.

7. President Abbas is a voice of moderation.

False: Abbas said on September 16 that he welcomes “every drop of blood spilled in Jerusalem.” Abbas has not condemned a single one of the 30 terror attacks on Israelis over the past month. He and his Fatah movement continue to use the Web and the airwaves to incite the Palestinians to even more violence.

8. International action is required to enforce the status quo on the Temple Mount.

False. Israel enforces the status quo. The international community can help most effectively by telling the truth and affirming Israel's proven commitment to maintaining the status quo. It can also help by holding Abbas accountable for his mendacious rhetoric regarding the Temple Mount.

9. The reason the conflict and the violence persist is because the Palestinians don't have a state.

False: The Palestinians have repeatedly refused to accept a nation-state for themselves if it means accepting a nation-state for the Jewish people alongside it. In 1937, the Palestinians rejected the Peel Commission report that called for two states for two peoples; in 1947, they rejected the U.N. partition plan that did the same. In 2000 at Camp David and again in 2008 the Palestinians rejected new proposals that would have created a Palestinian state. The Palestinians rejected peace both before and after the creation of Israel, before Israel gained control of the territories in 1967 and after Israel vacated Gaza in 2005. The Palestinians have always been more concerned with destroying the Jewish state than with creating a state of their own. The core of the conflict remains the persistent refusal of the Palestinians to recognize the nation-state of the Jewish people in any borders.

10. Palestinian terrorism is the consequence of Palestinian frustration.

False: Palestinian terrorism is the product of incitement, which inculcates a culture of hatred and violence in successive generations. The biggest frustration of the terrorists is that they have failed to destroy Israel. They will continue to be frustrated.

I have a 0 tolerance for murder. I am as opposed to lies as I consider a liar as an aggressor of violence against all who hear the lie. If they will lie about you they will rob you and they will kill you. A liar has a warped mind. Cain lied to Hashem about the location of Abel. G-d knew Abel was slain. How? He could not hear Abel's song. You, me, WE have a song to sing and we have a God given right to sing it. We have a dance to dance and we need to dance it! Until we STOP giving land for PIECE and turn them away from within and around our borders we will continue to sacrifice important Jewish life on the alter of Lie's of a fabricated people with a fabricated History we are handing our lives over to a people who display a banality of evil!

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Ilana,
October 27, 2015 2:00 PM

The deadliest lie is the one you're telling

Please stop acting like Jews have no hand in the conflict. As long as we act like wronged victims, we will continue to be killed and put ourselves into situations where we die and kill innocents. When we finally own up to being the empowered nation that we are, then we'll be able to work on peace. Writings like this are detrimental to our future and you should be embarrassed.

Anonymous,
October 27, 2015 5:46 PM

This is a good example of Palestinian propaganda and the audacity of the Palestinians for posting a piece like this as a comment on this article at Aish.

Kill innocents? We should not act like wronged victims?

The commenter lives in a world where it is noble to lie and lie some more.

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Dan,
October 25, 2015 9:30 PM

The Truth by Abbas

Abbas, like all the mouthpieces of the Palestinians, is a liar, and therefore a good, loyal and faithful Musim. God is great, but Muhammad is a great propaganda writer.

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Dolphus Day,
October 25, 2015 9:20 PM

Standing for and with Israel

Thank you so much for clarifying the TRUTH.

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Lee Parrish,
October 25, 2015 9:03 PM

Israel Now News , very good program, on once a week I receive it Saturday night on Daystar. Gives us up to the minute information. Great program. Look it up. I truly like the progam.

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Anonymous,
October 25, 2015 7:53 PM

Angel Across a Deep Blue Ocean

Ambassador Ron Dermer, God bless you. I deeply appreciate your standing up for the land of Israel and for the Jewish people. It is a complete shame that the world and the International Community want to continue to be blind to the obvious. We all know the so called "Palestinian" are not interested in peace with Israel but, more in obliterating Israel from the surface of the earth. It irks me profoundly when I read people's sentiment that it is "both sides" responsibility to work together to reach a "peace" agreement, obviously siding with the Palestinians. Don't they see exactly what is going on? It is not difficult to see the truth. To me these are the people (including world Leaders), who are afraid to clearly stipulate the truth about the terrorists' crimes committed against the Jewish people. I think it is time for all world Leaders, the UN or International community, including the Vatican to come out of the revolving door they have wrapped themselves in, and be realistic for once, and begin to influence with the obvious truth, that Israel wants peace, and have worked very hard towards that very peace agreement. In contrast or in return all they get is, its innocent citizens murdered by the terrorists. Israel have paid a big price with its own blood, just to defend itself from the ignominious terrorists. What is it that the world doesn't understand? Ambassador Dermer, as an Emisary of the the Jewish people, you are an angel, please continue your good work and equally important, please give your full support to Prime Minister Netanyahu. He has done everything in his power to protect the land of Israel and its people. May Hashem protect you and your family, and that you can continue a blessed legacy in defense of Israel.

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Dvirah,
October 25, 2015 6:58 PM

Palestinian State

The Palestinians control sufficient land for a state and are once again autonomous (as an aside, they had autonomy from 1967 to 1986 when they gave it up on Arafat's orders because he wanted an excuse for the "intifada"...another story for another time), so they really don't need Israel, the UN or anyone but themselves to build a state. There are plenty of historical examples of how a state is built (Switzerland & Liberia are two such), and if the Palestinians would follow those examples, they would have a working independent state in a very short time. BUT they prefer to murder instead, so what they actually have is a huge military training camp (two actually, one in the West Bank and one in Gaza). And no amount of "recognition" will create a state if the inhabitants don't.

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David Nathanson,
October 25, 2015 5:53 PM

Preaching to the converted

Wonderful and simple analysis. The problem is intractable but it is not all that complicated. This article is preaching to the converted. It needs to be disseminated widely among those influenced by Palestinian propaganda.

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Isaac,
October 25, 2015 4:23 AM

Har habayis

You fail to mention that it's an isur kareis to someone who goes to har habayis when you mention proudly that 12000 Jews go to har habayis and the ''Palestinians"(simple Arabs with fancy names)want to change that (maybe the Arabs only exist to prevent jews going to har habayis)

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Nancy Jakeman,
October 24, 2015 2:12 PM

Have balanced view

Because I am neither Palestinian or Israeli but an Australian onlooker, I don't take sides. I know that atrocities are taking place incited by both "sides." I have heard terrible tales from all. Both Netanyahu's government and Hamas share equal responsibility. The ordinary people of both nations... yes. eventually the Palestinian people will have their place in creation... need our love our support and our understanding. Let's hold this prayer for them all, our brothers and sisters in conflict.

Anonymous,
October 25, 2015 3:41 PM

First read an unbiased history of the Isaraeli-Palestinian conflict

Dear Ms Jackman,

Though your intentions are admirable, if you knew the true unbiased history of the conflict you would be 100% percent pro-Israeli and 100% anti-Palestinian. Making the type of statement you made is, I'm sorry to say, is worthless and even harmful except to remind us that true education is vital. Palestinian leaders are poisoning the minds of their people with lies to the detriment of all.

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Anonymous,
October 22, 2015 4:37 PM

Totally Correct!

This is an very, very good explanation of events in Israel today. So, so true. It is obscene that the rest of the world also lets itself to be deluded and not to see/stand up for the truth. One can only conclude that the rest of the world must want the same thing as the Palestinians - to wipe Israel off the map. Well, they can keep being frustrated!

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btw,
October 22, 2015 2:51 PM

love the bully by not abetting his bullying

The violent and bullying person is a human too. As a fellow human, there are precious. Abetting and allowing that which empowers the bullying and violence in them is a perversion of love, it is estrangement, the coldest form of hate.

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Heavenly,
October 22, 2015 2:49 PM

UN is Not GOD. GOD is Judge.

The United Nations full of evil wicked leaders whom love their own way of Sin. They need to change their wicked ways and stop thinking evil and stop speaking hate against Israel. GOD will Punish the UN for the evil they do to Israel. GOD will Destroy the enemies of Israel. Israel continue to Pray and Trust GOD. GOD has a plan for your Victory.

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YONAH,
October 22, 2015 2:20 PM

ISRAEL WAKE UP

Israel must declare themselves a JEWISH STATE once and for all...and must take over ALL the land in Israel and build on it and settle ONLY JEWS there...and they must immediately deport all the illegal blacks that snuck into to Israel (about 60,000 of them in tel aviv are robbing mugging raping and making problems) when they deport anyone they must take fingerprints,dna,computorized copy of face and if found back in Israel ten years in isolated cell no phone no computer no mirror no fun no cell mate no visitors no weights ....only bordom .....they must deport all rock throwers....if found back in Israel ten years in isolation cell. Any arab who has hurt a jew or killed a jew...their homes and homes of their families are confiscated and given over to JEWS never can an arab live in that home nor area again! Every time a jew is killed at least one (if not five) arabs in jail for murder should be executed that same day or next morning!!! Arabs who kill jews should not be buried in Israel but should be fed to Pigs (or at least part of their body like brain for example). The tax money that Israel collects and pays to Palestinians should be used to generously give money to jewish victims of violence and the familes of any jews who died (were MURDERED!) The best thing would be for USA to confiscate all OIL WELLS and to pay generous food and heat and electric and water to arabs but deny the BILLIONS of dollars to leaders who use money to support and pay for terrorism...paying salaries to terrorists and generous bonus to a killer of a jew. all terrorism and wars would stop when the money dries up.

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bvw,
October 22, 2015 2:09 PM

1929 and 1967, today and tomorrow until

In 1929 the early modern jihadis including the infamous Mufti stirred up trouble in the Levant and slaughtered Jews and peaceful Muslims, the most highlighted incident of that period being the slaughter in Hebron. They murderous epithet , the cry of the killing Muslim mob at the time: The Jews want to destroy the Mosque Al Asqa. In 1967 when all the Muslim nations surrounding little Israel attacked from all sides at once, Ha Shem set the the dials of existence so that with great boldness and courage, and their very lives -- Jewish soldiers captured Jerusalem and the mount.

The violent are empowered by the Mosque on that special site. UNTIL it is torn down, Israel will know no peace. That is how I understand bullies and the violent. Until their red flag is removed they will not submit to the ways of Peace. It is that building itself in that place which is the red flag, it is an flag that says "We, the violent, who live and rule by the sword, did capture and still possess Jerusalem, Israel, and all the power of having the world's highest spiritual site.

Until THAT red flag is put away, they will indulge their violence against Jews and Peace itself.

Oldguyincolorado,
October 22, 2015 3:35 PM

Article of Faith

bvw: the position of the Muslim world regarding the Temple Mount being their 3rd most important religious site is, for them, an Article of Faith. To destroy that complex is to insure that the violence will never stop - ever. As a Jew, my counsel is to say: I know the truth - they do not.

Let the Muslim keep what they have regarding that complex. They may worship the same location as do I, but for different reasons. No matter what they want to call the general location, that entire area is, for me, the physical location of my Temple; this, no matter what they have built on it or what any silly UN resolution may say. Frankly, most Jews do not want to rebuild our physical structure - it would carry too much baggage.

My faith is not based on any structure, but upon my beliefs. I do not have to posses any building in order to be a Jew. Jews really haven't possessed that location since the time of Bar Kochba. Has the validity of my faith been diminished by that? The Muslim built a building. Has that fact increased the validity of their faith?

The Muslim appears to be acting like a petulant child crying out "It's mine" as if they were dealing with some giant toy. Hopefully, at some far distant point in time, they will grow up and learn to share. Until that event happens, let us not do things which will keep them in infancy - like destroying their toy. Some of them destroy things and look at how the world treats them. Let we Jews not become like them. Let us hope the rest of the world follows suit.